Folding canopy for hammocks.



E. B.. NORWOOD. FOLDING GANOPY POR HAMMOGKS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

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VNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELISE R. NORWOOD, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING oANoPY FOR HAivnvrocKs.v

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIsE R. NoRwooD, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county of San Francisco, State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in FoldableCanopies for Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe object of this invention is to provide a screen or protection fromiies and insects in the form of a canopy having means for attaching itto the hammock and having the quality of being collapsible so that it isreadily folded up with the hammock when not in use. These and other endsand objects I secure in and by the construction and arrangement of partsas hereinafter described, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing illust-rating a canopy and hammock embodying myinvention.

The canopy attachment of my invention consists of the parts andcombination of parts as hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a perspective v iew of a canopy attachment ofmy invention in position on the hammock. Fig. 2 is a side-elevation.Fig. 3 is a top-view, showing the canopy broken away in part, and thebottom partly detached from the hammock at one side. Fig. 4c representsthe canopy detached from the hammock and folded for packing.

Mosquito netting or similar' open mesh fabric is used for the body ofthe canopy. A strip of the required dimensions, and somewhat wider atone end than at the other, being stretched over three bows l, 2, 3 ofapproximately semi-circular shape placed one at the head, another at thefoot and at least one in the middle, is carried over the end bows andfastened permanently to all. At the bottom edges of the covering a areprovided fastening devices 4 5 at intervals apart along the sides, bymeans of which the netting is fastened to a bottom of pliable fabric b,such as duck or light weight canvas having about the same dimensions inlength and breadth as the hammock c with which the canopy is to be used,and similar fastenings 67 on this canvas bottom are pro- Specificaton ofLetters Patent.

Application filed July 2S, 1909.

Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

sei-iai No. 509,962.

vided along the sides whereby it can be secured in place.

The openings between the bottom edges of the netting at the head and thefoot and the canvas bottom b are either closed by stitching the coveringto the canvas, or separate fastenings such as buttons and other likemetal fastenings are secured to a strip of fabric, such as tape, alongthe edge of the material, so as to furnish a strong fastening and insurefly-proof openings between the edges of the canopy and the body of thehammock. These fastenings 4 5 and 6-7 are properly spaced to insureclose joints for that purpose along the edges of the canopy.

In the present construction the two sides and the ends of the canopy arepermanently united to the bottom, with the exception of a portion alongone side and at the head where the canopy is detachably fastened down,so that it can be loosened and an opening afforded for entering underit. The bows that form the frame-work vary in size one over another, thelargest being situated at the head and the others varying in size, so asto readily nest or close one within the other when the canopy is folded.

I claim l. The herein described canopy for a hammock comprising theframe of bows, one at each end and the intermediate bows, the bottom ofpliable fabric, means for attaching the said bottom to a hammock, acovering of reticulated fabric secured to the bows and extending overthe ends of the frame and fastening devices along the sides uniting thecovering to the bottom.

2. In combination with a hammock, a supporting canopy frame composed ofa bow at each end, and an intermediate bow secured at the ends to thehammock body, a covering of reticulated fabric stretched over the bowsand secured at the sides andat the ends to the hammock body, one of saidsides being provided with detachable fastenings whereby the canopy maybeopened to admit a person inside.

' ELISE R. NORWOOD. Witnesses:

M. REGNER, I-I. Gr. PRosT.

